About this episode

The episode discusses the changes in the lives of Muslim Americans following the September 11 attacks and the subsequent war on terror initiated by President George W Bush.

Following the September 11 terror attacks, US President George W Bush launched his war on terror - which led to the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Topics covered

• Muslim Americans
• 9/11
• war on terror
• impact of terrorism
• US foreign policy

Keywords

• Muslim Americans
• 9/11
• George W Bush
• war on terror
• Afghanistan
• Iraq
• terrorism
• US policy

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Afghanistan, Iraq

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